Daddy Wanted
1947, Swedish. Directed by Arne Mattsson.
Holger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist, Lydia. By mistake he try to pay off the wrong manicurist, Mary, who by coincidence has a fiancé named Tom.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Arne MattssonDirector
- Sickan CarlssonMary Broberg
- Gunnar BjörnstrandShoe-shiner Tom, 'Plutten'
- Karl-Arne HolmstenTom Hallman
- Erik 'Bullen' BerglundHjalmar Broberg
- Marianne LöfgrenMatilda Hallman
- Håkan WestergrenHolger Hallman
- Thor ModéenStaff Manager Captain Bäcklund
- Vera ValdorLydia
- Artur RolénJönsson
- Carin SwenssonKarin
- Sten LindgrenConsul
- Birger ÅsanderPoliceman
Details
- Released
- 1 June 1947
- Original title
- Pappa sökes
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Gardar Sahlberg
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Daddy Wanted runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Which OTT platform is Daddy Wanted on?
Daddy Wanted isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1947. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed Daddy Wanted?
Daddy Wanted (1947) was directed by Arne Mattsson and stars Sickan Carlsson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Karl-Arne Holmsten.